Goose in the Water

Terre Haute Torpedoes' Halloween Splash Meet

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Tuesday Morning, October 6, 2009.
I left the house on this Tuesday morning to wait with my girls for the school bus. Generally, I leave home early to drop the boys off at their schools and the girls stay with a neighbor or Nan to wait for the bus. Mary is generally off for work very early. One day a week I wait with them. This day was special. They noticed it first, that's important. Why? Several little reasons I find to be very big: They are paying attention to the world around them; Observance - they noticed it as soon as they were out of the house; Enthusiasm - they were so very excited about the rainbow; In the moment - they stopped what they were doing, looked it over thoroughly, talked to each other about it, and swallowed in its beauty. I too, slowly digested the beauty of the rainbow, their conversation and questions, and allowed myself to retreat from the march of 'to-dos' in my head. I relaxed and swam in the electricity being generated by an 8 and 10 year old experiencing the magic of a rainbow. It was a great way to start a day!

Vigo Co. Middle School XC Championship

the First 400m.

the Pace being set.

the Outbound Train.

the Sprint.

the Finish.
Let's not beat around the bush here; it's all about championships!

the Hardware.

the Team Championship.

the Leader. Coach Hoffa!

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Bend It Like Margaret

Audrey, Goose, and Cori enjoy Mag's game
from a field level 'luxury box'

09-23-09: It Was Good to be Jack Day!

Jack and Spencer crush the Honey Creek MS XC record.
JBH 10:24.0 - SD 10:24.5

...and later that night in Babe Ruth action, Jack throws a CG No-hitter. 14K's and 3walks in an 11-1 win.

Bees sting the Otters

Start of the HC v. OC XC meet

Jack and Spencer break from the pack...

...and distance themselves

Spencer challenges Jack through the final sprint. Honey Creek remains undefeated in dual meets with a victory and runner-up finish in multi-team invitationals. Two meets remain before the County Championship on September 30.

City/Country Extremes

Grant Park, Downtown Chicago, August 2009

Turkey Run State Park, September 2009

American Girl - Chicago

Going to the 'beauty shop' to have some hair done!

Very excited about being here...

And not so much excited to be here.

Oh the pain.

Post Script: They survived.

On The Move in Chicago - August 09

Goose and Sam at the Palmer House

JB and Mag

Margaret

Goose and Sam, again.

Honey Creek XC - 2009

Final instructions from Coach Frazier before the first meet of the season against WVMS

The lead pack: Jack, Jarod, and Spencer

Final Sprint

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Jack wins first XC race. 3k/11:38